| Front | balk |
|---|---|
| Back | baulk (BrE)(NAmE usuallybalk)BrE /bɔːk/NAmE /bɔːk/verb 1 [intransitive] ~ (at sth) to be unwilling to do sth or become involved in sth because it is difficult, dangerous, etc Many parents may baulk at the idea of paying $100 for a pair of shoes. He baulked for a moment. ‘I can't afford it,’ he finally admitted. 2 [intransitive] ~ (at sth) (of a horse) to stop suddenly and refuse to jump a fence, etc. 3 [transitive] ~ sb (of sth) [usually passive](formal) to prevent sb from getting sth or doing sth She looked like a lion baulked of its prey. |
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